Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Colorado Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 21,554 123,363 96,591 26,772 101,809 80,326 21,483 December 12,897 120,195 94,500 25,695 107,298 84,938 22,360 1993 March 22,032 126,033 95,905 30,128 104,001 82,846 21,155 June 8,927 123,426 95,594 27,832 114,499 88,568 25,931 September 21,079 130,383 102,127 28,256 109,304 89,625 19,679 December 22,771 134,922 104,841 30,081 112,151 89,194 22,957 1994 March 13,750 130,040 101,440 28,600 116,290 100,462 15,828 June 23,164 137,256 103,990 33,266 114,092 96,716 17,376 September 20,497 138,074 111,160 26,914 117,577 100,768 16,809 December 28,563 147,250 113,612 33,638 118,687 99,816 18,871 1995 March 18,499 140,986 109,941 31,045 122,487 103,601 18,886 June 760 131,771 104,221 27,550 131,011 111,869 19,142 September 21,524 152,035 116,075 35,960 130,511 111,688 18,823 December 19,036 144,057 110,690 33,367 125,021 103,331 21,690 1996 March 10,741 143,338 112,728 30,610 132,597 111,862 20,735 June 13,017 147,107 113,973 33,134 134,090 110,055 24,035 September 24,722 152,034 118,571 33,463 127,312 105,260 22,052 December 15,678 144,989 117,439 27,550 129,311 106,054 23,257 1997 March 15,725 148,067 114,516 33,551 132,342 108,799 23,543 June 15,846 149,944 113,522 36,422 134,098 112,622 21,476 September 19,334 155,472 121,130 34,342 136,138 115,247 20,891 December 31,455 167,861 132,626 35,235 136,406 110,021 26,385 1998 March 11,928 160,493 129,540 30,953 148,565 120,995 27,570 June 13,701 151,230 117,987 33,243 137,529 115,374 22,155 September 27,834 160,770 127,726 33,044 132,936 110,051 22,885 December 11,761 154,379 125,212 29,167 142,618 117,755 24,863 1999 March 16,766 161,736 123,544 38,192 144,970 119,048 25,922 June 19,733 160,881 124,094 36,787 141,148 119,437 21,711 September 15,831 155,075 126,253 28,822 139,244 112,574 26,670 December 18,581 155,327 126,795 28,532 136,746 111,140 25,606 2000 March 28,328 169,783 137,806 31,977 141,455 117,074 24,381 June 17,086 156,952 126,472 30,480 139,866 113,756 26,110 September 21,775 169,995 137,613 32,382 148,220 120,930 27,290 December 13,765 161,658 130,436 31,222 147,893 122,346 25,547 2001 March 1,996 160,634 130,931 29,703 158,638 131,306 27,332 June -14,783 154,664 126,573 28,091 169,447 143,049 26,398 September -28,276 140,720 112,660 28,060 168,996 140,752 28,244 December -31,904 140,370 111,374 28,996 172,274 144,423 27,851 2002 March -5,734 150,292 119,248 31,044 156,026 127,526 28,500 June 3,097 148,445 118,762 29,683 145,348 118,866 26,482 September -15,682 136,325 108,948 27,377 152,007 124,624 27,383 December -11,558 134,122 105,194 28,928 145,680 122,340 23,340 2003 March -23,745 127,977 99,749 28,228 151,722 123,909 27,813 June -748 140,229 113,320 26,909 140,977 113,990 26,987 September 40 135,753 107,820 27,933 135,713 108,532 27,181 December 3,226 137,369 107,008 30,361 134,143 109,576 24,567 2004 March 6,193 136,304 109,579 26,725 130,111 106,854 23,257 June 16,741 144,757 115,543 29,214 128,016 103,654 24,362 September 8,610 138,132 108,969 29,163 129,522 105,187 24,335 December 8,153 138,786 111,864 26,922 130,633 107,158 23,475 2005 March 15,183 145,894 117,855 28,039 130,711 102,756 27,955 June 9,309 142,436 114,753 27,683 133,127 105,419 27,708 September 14,285 148,534 118,585 29,949 134,249 106,016 28,233 December 12,137 147,238 116,227 31,011 135,101 111,372 23,729 2006 March 10,409 138,222 111,839 26,383 127,813 102,713 25,100 June 16,612 149,024 120,815 28,209 132,412 107,603 24,809 September 427 142,503 113,905 28,598 142,076 114,904 27,172 December 11,366 150,204 118,131 32,073 138,838 113,844 24,994 2007 March 14,450 146,568 115,486 31,082 132,118 107,204 24,914 June 14,425 150,850 121,482 29,368 136,425 110,462 25,963 September 3,027 148,802 116,416 32,386 145,775 116,469 29,306 December 5,308 147,704 116,575 31,129 142,396 115,682 26,714 2008 March 4,854 144,403 115,207 29,196 139,549 111,310 28,239 June -794 142,518 114,624 27,894 143,312 113,941 29,371 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.